Candlestick.



1. BARBORA & J. s. ZSJAK.

CANDLESTICK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7, 1916- 1,1 84,298. Patented May 23, 1916.

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JOHN BARBORA AND JOSEPH SZUJ'A ZSJ'AK, F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

GANDLEST'ICK.

Application filed February 7, 1916.

To all whom it may 0012009 71.

Be it known that we, JoI-IN BARBORA and JOSEPH SZUJA ZSJAK, subj ectsof the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and. State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvement in Candlesticks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in candle stick.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a supporting device for a candle in the nature of a candle stick having an adjustable retaining 'means'whereby any size of candle may be firmly mounted in position thereon.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a candle stick having a shiftable candle holder in the nature of a clamp for retaining any size of candle in its operative upright position.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an ornamental candle stick which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture being arranged with a receiving portion for a candle and having a shiftable sup porting clamp therefor whereby candles of different diameter may be readily positioned upright in the said receiving portion.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like-designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the*several views :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view through an end portion thereof. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device positioned as shown in Fig. 1 and with a candle arranged therein. Fig. 4 is a horizontal transverse sectional view through the clamping members,

parts being broken away, and Figs. 5 and 6' are perspective views of the two clamping members.

A candle stick 10 is herein illustrated having an enlarged mounting base 11 and with a cup-shaped receiving portion or head 12.

Parallel bars 13 are arranged transversely Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Serial No. 76,656.

through the head 12 and have two clamping members 14 and 15 being male and female members respectively slidably arranged thereon by means of similar perforations 16 provided transversely through the substantially semi-circular bottom 17 of each of the said clamping members, it being noted that the adjacent sides 18 and 19 of the lnembers 14 and 15 respectively are substantially semi-circular in cross section.

An angular arm 20 freely extends through a side opening 21 in the head 12 and is secured as at 22 to the depending leg 23 of the clamping member 14 and whereby the clamping member 14 may be shifted longitudinally of the said bars 13.

A screw-threaded operating rod 24 is threaded through the upright end 25 of the afore-mentioned arm 20 and freely passes through a perforation 26in the adjacent side of the head 12 and has its. inner end swiveled to a side boss 27 of the clamping member 15. An operating knob or handle 28 is secured to the outer end of the rod 24 forturning the latter, the said knob havifng a suitably roughened or angular surace.

The clamping member 15 being of less length than the clamping member 14, the former member is freely slidable along the arm 20 during its movement upon the bars 13 relatively of the companion clamping member 14. The bringing together of the clamping members 14 and 15 cause the adjacent complementally formed faces to interengage as best illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the projecting portion 29 of the member 14 entering the cutaway portion 30 of the member 15.

A candle 31 of any desired diameter is adapted to rest upon the clamping member bottoms 17, and it will be evident thatby turning the operating rod 24 by means of the knob 28 that the clamping members 14 and 15 will be drawn together firmly engaging the lower end of the candle 31 therebetween, while a reverse movement of the knob 28 and rod 24 causes a retracting of the two clamping members for releasing the candle 31.

An adjusting nut 32 is threaded upon the rod 24 within the head 12 and limits the outward sliding movement of the arm 20 and rod 24 while a similar nut 33 may be arranged upon the rod 24 if so desired outwardly of the head 12 for limiting the inward sliding movement of the said arm and rod. A set nut 34 is carried by the rod 24 outwardly'of the arm 20 and adapted to be screwed up tightly against the arm end 25 V for locking the rod 24 against turning.

From this detailed description of the invention, it will be readily understood that when the lock nuts 32, 33 and 34 are loosened from their engagement with the adjacent members, the knob 28may :be turned for revolving the rod 24 within the arm end 25, thus moving outwardly the clamping member 15 in a directionaway from the co6perating clamp member 14 and whereby the candle 31 is released. By turning the knob 28, and rod 24 in an opposite direction, the clamping members 14 and 15 are moved toward each other upon thebars 13 for clamping the candle 31 seated upon the bottom portion 17 of the two clamping members into firm engagement therewith. When the candle is positioned gripped by the'clamping members the set nuts 32 and 33 may be turned upon the rod 24 so as to engage the opposite faces of the head 12 therebetween. Thearm 20 and rod 24 are thus rigidly ,positioned relatively of the head 12 and the set nut 34 is then tightened upon the arm end 25 and all of which prevents a further turning of the rod 20 until the setnuts 32, 33 and 34 are released.

While the form of the invention herein shownand described is whatis believed to be the preferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without deof said head perforations, parallel guide bars arranged transversely within the said head in planes at opposite sides of the said arm, a male clamplng member having a semicircular bottom provided with transverse openings through which the said bars freely extend, the said clamp member also having a depending leg rigidly secured to the inner end of the said arm a screw-threaded operating rod threaded through the said arm end perforation and extending throughthe adjacent perforation of the head inwardly of the latter between the said bars, a female clamp member swiveled to'the inner end of the said rod and having a bottom in alinement with the bottom of the said male clamp member and provided with openingsthrough which the said bars extend, the said female clamp member being slidably arranged upon the said arm, set nuts positioned upon "the said rod, and a hand-knob secured to the outer freeend of the said rod.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

JOHN BARBORA. JOSEPH SZUJ A ZSJ AK.

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